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Business Update
14 November 2022
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
At a Glance
Issue Summary
The statement addresses draft regulations to amend and provide transitional provisions for the Product Safety and Metrology regime post-Brexit.
Action Requested
The minister has laid before parliament a draft Statutory Instrument providing businesses with additional time to transition to the independent UKCA regime, reducing immediate burdens while maintaining safety standards. Updated timelines were announced on 20 June 2022.
Key Facts
- Draft Statutory Instrument: Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022.
- Laid before parliament using powers under section 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
- Different rules apply for medical devices, construction products, cableways, transportable pressure equipment, unmanned aircraft systems, rail products, cosmetics and marine equipment.
- Specific rules also apply for Northern Ireland.
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